Pitch Perfect (2012)

Pitch Perfect Synopsis

Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who'd rather listen to what's coming out of her headphones than what's coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedy Pitch Perfect.

When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella. This could wind up either the coolest thing they'll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both.

Loaded with new takes on old favorites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you've never heard before, Pitch Perfect is directed by Jason Moore, who opened our eyes to the very misbehaved life of puppets in the surprise Broadway sensation Avenue Q.

In a move that should surprise no one, Universal Studios announced today that Pitch Perfect 3 is moving forward with a 2017 release date. And it wouldn’t be a Pitch Perfect sequel without your favorite stars.

Anna Kendrick showed up last night on The Late Late Show to take on a rumor that James Corden was the best a cappella singer in town. Kendrick, otherwise known as Beca of the Barden Bellas in Pitch Perfect had to put that rumor to rest, and boy did she show Corden up.

Personally, I think that anything that Anna Kendrick ever touches or stars in can do no wrong. But it turns out that the good folks over at Cinema Sins don’t share my same thoughts on the actress’ work, because they’ve taken it upon themselves to rip apart Pitch Perfect ahead of the release of its sequel.

Just yesterday, we were saying we hoped we'd see a Pitch Perfect 2 trailer, and Thursday has delivered! While there's no way to gif the sweet melodic sounds of the Barden Bella's fireside rendition of "Cups," we felt obliged to capture some of the most exciting moments from the trailer and obsess over them properly.

"We're back pitches," pretty much said it all, but the mostly silhouetted sight of the Bardem Bellas with their backs to us as a welcome bonus to remind us that Pitch Perfect 2 is on the way! Check out the teaser poster that just dropped for the highly anticipated followup...

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Original screenwriter Kay Cannon, who is returning, hasn’t completed a studio-approved draft of the script yet, and apart from Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Banks, who will direct, it’s unclear if anyone else has even been contacted to gauge their interest levels at returning.

Prepare to get Pitch-slapped once again as Pitch Perfect 2 is slated for a 2015 release, and this time Banks will be behind the camera. The actress, who also shows up in the first film as an overzealous commentator, will be making her feature length directorial debut on the film, while also returning to the cast.

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With Rebel Wilson set to host the MTV Movie Awards later this month, it probably wasn't too much of a stretch to hope that the movie-focused awards ceremony might acknowledge Pitch Perfect in some way, beyond the four nominations it received. Wilson scored two individual nominations for the film, which focused on a college a cappella competition. And so it happens, some of the film's cast will reunite on stage for a musical opening number that's sure to be aca-mazing.

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Pitch Perfect pulled in a tidy sum this fall, bringing a little over $61 million at the U.S. box office. If you missed the flick over the last few months, you’ll be able to catch it much sooner than I would have guessed. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is bringing the whole musical gang to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on December 18.

Those fortunate enough to be in select cities will have already had the opportunity to see the music-focused comedy Pitch Perfect. For everyone else, the film gets its wide release this weekend. And in anticipation of that, we have a new featurette, which includes a number of musical moments from the movie, including one that mashes up two popular songs.

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Universal Pictures' upcoming music-focused comedy Pitch Perfect has already started generating some buzz from its trailers. And those eagerly anticipating the film have less than a month to wait before it arrives in theaters. But those in select cities across North America may get to see it even sooner.

"It's called a cappella, bitches," Rebel Wilson says in the latest promotional video for the upcoming feature Pitch Perfect. "Get used to it." Some of us are already used to it, or at the very least, very eager to see if will Pitch Perfect deliver on the musical fun the previously released promos have promised. For those who aren't quite sold on the musical comedy, perhaps this latest video will do the trick.

Coming off her final performance in the Twilight franchise, Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick has been gleefully returning to comedy, first with a voice acting role in the spooky animated adventure ParaNorman, then in the female-fronted musical Pitch Perfect.

A movie that involves a cappella singing is probably an easy sell for me, but watching the trailer for Jason Moore's upcoming music-themed comedy Pitch Perfect, it was actually the cast that grabbed my attention first. That may have been the intention of the trailer all along as we don't get so much as a note from any of the characters for the first thirty seconds or so.

With a new found appreciation for a cappella music, thanks in large part to NBC’s The Sing-Off, the upcoming film Pitch Perfect already sounds like it has potential. Take the harmonious sound of a cappella music, add Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson to the mix, and there’s even more appeal. The latest bit of news on the film is that Brittany Snow has joined the cast.

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